As Museums Struggle, Artists Step In to Help

Good morning. ☁️ Today, talking to the curators behind the ongoing Arctic Art Forum, artists and acti

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Good morning. ☁️ Today, talking to the curators behind the ongoing Arctic Art Forum, artists and activists are demanding justice for a two-year-old Kurdish-Iraqi refugee who was killed by Belgian police, and we review Hito Steyerl’s “weird-ass visual podcast.”And what exactly is that odd steel slab discovered in a remote Utah park?– Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Artists Step in To Help UK Museums

Six out of 10 museums, galleries, and historic houses across the UK are concerned about their survival, according to a recent survey.British artists Anish Kapoor, Lubaina Himid, and Michael Landy are offering prints to help keep the country’s museums afloat during the pandemic.

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In Other NewsOfficials in Utah are baffled by an unusual steel monolith that was discovered in the state’s remote red rock canyons. Several theories have emerged on the internet. Artists and activists in Europe are demanding justice for Mawda Shawri, a two-year-old Kurdish-Iraqi refugee who was killed by Belgian police in 2018.

A poster of Mawda Shawri (courtesy #Justice4Mawda)

SPONSORED Polish Animator Mariusz Wilczyński’s Kill It and Leave This Town Premieres in the US The award-winning film is available for streaming from November 25 through December 8, courtesy of Anthology Film Archives, the Polish Cultural Institute New York, and Outsider Pictures.

Latest Reviews

Hito Steyerl Brings Us Late Night Public Access Weirdness 4 Nights at the Museum, a “weird-ass visual podcast,” is a good example of responsive curating amid the pandemic. Rea McNamara

Dispatches from the Arctic Art Scene Hear from the curators behind the ongoing Arctic Art Forum about their takes on major issues affecting the region. Mike Watson

Learn About Moholy-Nagy and Bauhaus

A New Movie on Moholy-Nagy, Inspiring Artist and Teacher The New Bauhaus traces the artist’s journey from joining the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany to founding the New Bauhaus in Chicago. Elisa Wouk Almino

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